Mina’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Mina. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983. The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.
In 1999, a Learjet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were allegedly dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Mina’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mina’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMina, South Dakota (vicinity.) Na…, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Mina
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Mina, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Mina is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mina has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William C. and Anna Krueger Barn in Pembrook, 8.4 miles away.
Mina and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mina, South Dakota (vicinity.) National Manufacturers Association signboard (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.